Brite Payments Expands Instant Payments Reach in Germany with OXID eSales
- 1 hour 31 min ago
- Payments
Brite Payments, a specialist provider of instant payments, today announced a partnership with OXID eSales, one of Germany’s leading providers of E-Commerce shop solutions. The partnership brings the extensive benefits of Brite Instant Payments and Brite Instant Payouts to users of OXID’s shop system through an easy-to-integrate plugin.
Binance Partners with Kyrgyzstan to Boost Crypto Development
- 1 hour 31 min ago
- Cryptocurrencies
We are excited to announce that Binance has partnered with the National Agency for Investments under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic to drive forward the development of digital assets in the region. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed during the first meeting of the Council for the Development of Digital Assets, attended by President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Japarov.
FCA Seeks Feedback on Regulation of Cryptoasset Trading Platforms in Next Phase of Road to Regulation
- 3 days 19 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Clear crypto regulation will boost confidence in the sector, supporting growth. In this latest discussion paper (DP), the FCA is seeking views on intermediaries, staking, lending and borrowing, and decentralised finance. With more people using credit to purchase crypto, the DP also considers whether restrictions should be applied in that area.
Affirm Announces Strategic Global Partnership With UATP
- 4 days 21 min ago
- Payments
Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced a new, long-term global partnership with UATP, a global network owned and operated by the world's airlines.
Stablecoin Payments Are Now Available on Apple Pay Through Mesh
- 4 days 19 hours ago
- Payments
Mesh, the first truly global crypto payments network, today unveiled its Apple Pay integration live on stage at Token2049 during Co-Founder and CEO Bam Azizi's keynote address. This marks the first public demonstration of the new capability – available later in Q2 – that will enable merchants partnered with Mesh to accept crypto payments through Apple Pay without building their own crypto infrastructure.
Rain and Visa Partner to Accelerate Onchain Credit Cards
- 4 days 20 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Rain, a global card issuing platform built for stablecoins, is helping usher in a new era of onchain finance through its work with Visa. Today, Rain announced it has joined Visa's pilot program for stablecoin settlement. Rain has fully tokenized its credit card receivables and has transitioned all settlement transactions for its Visa cards to USDC, to now be able to settle with Visa 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Visa and Bridge Partner to Make Stablecoins Accessible for Everyday Purchases
- 4 days 22 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Stablecoins – once a technology confined to crypto communities – are making their way into headlines, dinner party conversations and soon, everyday transactions. Visa, a global leader in digital payments, and Bridge, a leading stablecoin orchestration platform and a Stripe company, today announced a new card-issuing product. Fintech developers using Bridge can now offer stablecoin-linked Visa cards to their end customers in multiple countries... more
Bankart Chooses Iliad Solutions in Multi-Year Payment Testing Deal
- 4 days 23 hours ago
- Payments
Bankart, a leading Slovenian payment processing company servicing 26 banks and other financial institutions in 5 countries in Southeastern Europe, has selected Iliad Solutions as its payment testing provider in a new multi-year deal. Bankart will license t3, Iliad’s flagship enterprise-grade, browser-based digital payments testing platform, providing cutting-edge, automated testing options, helping drive Bankart’s payment capabilities and its... more
Volt’s One-Click PayTo Payment Solution Now Available to Shopify Customers in Australia
- 5 days 36 min ago
- Payments
Volt, the global real-time payments platform, today announces its expansion with Shopify to the Australian market. Volt is enabling Shopify merchants to offer Australian consumers a one-click checkout experience, powered by PayTo.
bunq Brings Crypto Investing to Its Secure Banking App
- 5 days 16 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, today launched bunq Crypto, empowering its users to safely and effortlessly invest in the cryptocurrency market. Starting today, users in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, and Belgium can begin their crypto investing journey right in the bunq app. The challenger plans to gradually expand bunq Crypto to the rest of the European Economic Area, as well as the US and the UK where it has... more
Research: Independent Workers Reveal Slow, Unreliable Payouts Drive Attrition and Erode Loyalty
- 5 days 16 hours ago
- Payments
As the global independent worker economy continues its rapid growth,
Geoswift Launches Visa Direct to Enhance Cross-Border Payment Offers in Over 30 Countries
- 5 days 16 hours ago
- Payments
Geoswift announced today the integration of Visa Direct with Geoswift's cross-border payments platform. Visa Direct facilitates payouts to more than 140 countries and territories. The integration will enable payouts in 32 countries and territories, across 13 currencies, covering major markets in Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and Middle East, with plans for more in the future.
Circle Secures In-Principle Regulatory Approval From ADGM’s FSRA
- 5 days 16 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Circle Internet Group, Inc., a global financial technology company and stablecoin market leader, today announced it has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM to operate as a money services provider.
Kraken Launches Embed, a Crypto-as-a-Service Enabling Banks and Fintechs to Provide Clients Seamless Access to Crypto
- 5 days 18 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Kraken, one of the longest-standing, most liquid and secure cryptocurrency exchanges, today announced the launch of Kraken Embed, a new Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution for neobanks, fintechs, traditional banks to seamlessly provide clients with direct access to cryptocurrency.
New Cryptoasset Rules to Drive Growth and Protect Consumers
- 5 days 19 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Firms offering services for cryptoassets like Bitcoin and Ethereum will be subject to new, clear rules, boosting investor confidence and driving growth through the Plan for Change. At a major summit in London to mark UK Fintech Week, the Chancellor revealed that the UK has published draft legislation for regulating cryptoassets – better protecting millions of people across Britain.
